title: 5-Chloro-3-ethyl-sulfinyl-2-(3-fluoro-phen-yl)-1-benzo-furan.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C16H12ClFO2S, contains two independent mol-ecules in which the benzo-furan ring systems are essentially planar, with r.m.s. deviations of 0.007 (1) and 0.013 (1) Å. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into chains extending along the b axis. These chains are further packed into stacks along the c -axis by S⋯O contacts [3.1898 (11) and 3.1361 (11) Å] involving the sulfinyl groups. In both 3-fluoro-phenyl rings, the F atom is disordered over two positions, with site-occupancy factors of 0.921 (2) and 0.079 (2).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dongeui University, San 24 Kaya-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-714, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hong Dae
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Pil Ja
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Uk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lee